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Friday, 8 May 2026
13 facts about tears
13 facts about tears
Multipurpose liquid
Associated with emotions, tears are a product of lacrimal glands, found in the eyes of most terrestrial vertebrates. Although their primary function i ...

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Milky Way
The center of our galaxy can be found in the constellation Sagittarius.
Unfortunately, it cannot be observed directly in the visible spectrum because it is obscured by clou ...
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NASA
In 1997, NASA, in collaboration with ESA and ASI (Italy), launched the Cassini-Huygens space-research mission.
Commonly referred to as Cassini, its goal was to study Saturn, its rings, and natural satellites. Ca ...
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Fungi
Fungi were considered a separate kingdom, more closely related to animals than to plants.
This was determined based on phylogeny (origin), biochemistry, and anatomy. Fungi are considered to ...
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NASA
On May 12th, 2022, NASA’s Event Horizon Telescope captured the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
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Nicotine
There is a claim that nicotine is a highly addictive substance.
However, in the world of science, these opinions are very divergent. According to the latest reports ...
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Mushrooms
There are mushrooms that hunt animals.
An example of such a mushroom is the oyster mushroom. When it lacks protein, it hunts nematodes by f ...
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Cosmos
It is difficult to estimate the approximate number of stars in space.
According to the simples calculation taking into account the number of galaxies and the average numb ...
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NASA
In the case of finding life on other planets, NASA established an Office of Planetary Protection.
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Moon
The Moon moves around the Earth in an ellipse with an eccentricity of 0.0554, therefore its distance from the Earth varies from 363.104 km to 405.696 km.
The moment of maximum approach to the Earth is called perigee and the moment of greatest distance is called apogee.
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Fungi
You can pay a fortune for them.
The most valuable mushrooms are white truffles. PLN 330.000 ($82.130,96) was paid for a specimen weighing 1.5 kg.
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17 facts about Titan
17 facts about Titan
The largest of Saturn’s satellites
Titan is the only moon in the Solar System with such a dense atmosphere. It is the second largest moon in the Solar System after Ganymede (Jupiter III ...
18 facts about amber
18 facts about amber
Fossilized tree resin
Amber is one of the most interesting natural products. It looks like a gemstone, but it is a fossilized tree resin from ancient trees dating back mill ...
16 facts about liver
16 facts about liver
24/7 laboratory
The liver is one of the most essential human organs. It is extensively multitasking—it produces, filtrates, converts, and stores. It is thanks to the ...
29 facts about NASA
29 facts about NASA
For the Benefit of All
The Cold War, although a grim period in world history, brought an intense rivalry in a space race between the U.S., and the Soviet Union. As a result, ...
16 facts about Aurora
16 facts about Aurora
Northern light that has delighted people for centuries
Auroras can be different. Sometimes it is bright and dancing, shimmering with different colors, sometimes it appears still. It has always fascinated p ...
19 facts about Brain
19 facts about Brain
Organic supercomputer
The brain is one of the most important and most fascinating and complex organs in the human body. It is an incredibly plastic command center that over ...
16 facts about Phobos
16 facts about Phobos
The larger of two moons of Mars
We do not know the exact origin of this satellite. We know, however, that it is dangerously close to its planet and is in for a catastrophe. It is not ...
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